Indra Putra Mahayuddin


Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin, P.B. is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur and also a player in the Malaysia national team. He is the all-time highest goalscorer of the Malaysia Super League. He is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker or a winger.

Club career

Beginnings with Perak, Pahang and Selangor

Indra Putra has played in the Perak Academy when he was a teenager. He then was promoted to the senior team in 2002, helping Perak to clinch the Malaysian Premier One League in 2002 and 2003. Then, in 2004, Indra Putra Mahayuddin moved to Pahang in a high-profile transfer. There, Indra helped Pahang to win the inaugural edition of the rebranded Malaysian Super League in his first season.
Indra Putra Mahayuddin was described as the best Malaysian football player in his generation by former Perak's coach Steve Darby. He was the 2004 Malaysian Super League season top goalscorer with 15 goals from 21 games played. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian football player to win that accolade.
He joined Selangor for the 2008 season, after his contract with Pahang expired.

Kelantan

During 2009 season, Indra Putra joined Kelantan and were partnered upfront by his former teammate in Perak Khalid Jamlus. On 18 April 2009, he was the villain among the Negeri Sembilan supporters after stamping on Negeri's defender, Rahman Zabul. Amazingly, he escaped the red card. He was part of the Kelantan team that play in that year Malaysia FA Cup final against Selangor where Kelantan lost 3–1 on penalties his spot kick hit the bar which cost Kelantan the match. Kelantan suffered another setback when lost the 2009 Malaysia Cup final against Negeri Sembilan. Indra scored a consolation goal from the free kick. However, Indra was chosen as the most valuable player for the 2009 season. He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team.

T-Team

Indra signed with Kuala Terengganu-based club, T-Team in 2011.

Second stint with Kelantan

After one season with T-Team, Indra returned to Kelantan for the 2012 season. During the 2012 Malaysia Cup final at the Shah Alam Stadium, he scored an extra-time winner and clinched a dramatic 3–2 victory over ATM. During the season, he also help the team won the 2012 Super League and 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, completing the treble.

Felda United

Indra joined Felda United, who were just relegated to the Premier League, at the end of the 2013. He helped the club finished runners-up in the 2014 Malaysia Premier League, and the club was promoted straight back to the Malaysia Super League after only being in the second division for one season.

Third stint Kelantan

On 30 December 2015, Indra was officially announced as Kelantan new signing during a friendly match with PKNP by Kelantan FA President, Annuar Musa. He was released at the end of his contract.

Kuala Lumpur

On 3 December 2017, Indra signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur after being released by Kelantan. He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Pahang FA. He then scored his second goal against his former club, Kelantan FA in a 4–2 defeat. On 27 April 2019 he scored 100 goal in Malaysian Super League against PKNS; his first goal was 21 February 2004 against Sabah FA.

International career

The right-footed player represented Malaysia for the 2003 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, the FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 and also in the 2002 Tiger Cup in Thailand, helping Malaysia national football team to a 4th-place finish.
He been called up by Malaysia national football team coach Norizan Bakar for the AFC Asian Cup 2007 in July, co-hosting by 4 countries Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. In the competition, Indra Putra is the only Malaysian player to score a goal, against China, as Malaysia crashed out in the group stages having lost all group games.
Indra Putra also represented the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2.
He was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh. He entered the match as a substitute, which ended in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 December 2002Petaling Jaya, Malaysia5–0WinFriendly
2.18 December 2002Singapore, Singapore0–4Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
3.18 December 2002Singapore, Singapore0–4Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
4.20 December 2002Singapore, Singapore3–1Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
5.29 December 2002Singapore, Singapore2–1Lose2002 Tiger Cup Third/Fourth place
6.22 October 2003Manama, Bahrain3–1Lose2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7.23 August 2006Shah Alam, Malaysia1–2Lose2006 Merdeka Tournament Group stage
8.10 July 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–5Lose2007 AFC Asian Cup Group stage
9.22 July 2008Hyderabad, India1–1DrawFriendly
10.15 October 2008Kelana Jaya, Malaysia4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
11.23 October 2008Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
12.23 October 2008Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
13.6 December 2008Phuket, Thailand3–0Win2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
14.8 December 2008Phuket, Thailand2–3Lose2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
15.8 December 2008Phuket, Thailand2–3Lose2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
16.29 November 2014Singapore, Singapore3–1Win2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
17.20 December 2014Bukit Jalil, Malaysia3–2Win2014 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours

Club

Perak
Pahang
Kelantan